Hot Topics – 01/06/2016

FRAUD/ABUSE

71 Month Prison Sentence in Fraud Case: A Texas psychiatrist was sentenced to a 71 month federal prison sentence for his involvement in a health care fraud scheme. Dr. Robert Hadley Gross took part in a scheme which involved submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid for services that were not provided to nursing home residents, some of which were dated after the residents’ deaths or discharges. In addition to the prison sentence, Dr. Gross is to pay a $100,000 fine and over $1.8 million in restitution.